Organization of the Government of Canada

This organizational chart shows the 3 branches that make up the Canadian government under our sovereign the Queen.

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Canada' Branches of Government

 

Canada's Branches of Government (text)

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The Legislative Branch

  • Senate
  • House of Commons

The Executive Branch

  • Prime Minister
  • Cabinet

The Judiciary

  • Supreme Court of Canada
  • Lower Courts

This organizational chart shows the reporting structure for Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard.

DFO's Organizational Structure

 

Reporting structure for Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard

Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard

Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans

Associate Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans

  • Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy
  • Assistant Deputy Minister, Aquatic Ecosystems
  • Assistant Deputy Minister, Ecosystems and Oceans Science
  • Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Harbour Management
  • Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer
  • Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation and Business Transformation
  • Assistant Deputy Minister, People and Culture
  • Chief Digital Officer
  • Director General, Chief Audit Executive
  • Senior General Counsel and Head of Legal Services
  • Regional Director General, Arctic
  • Regional Director General, Gulf
  • Regional Director General, Maritimes
  • Regional Director General, Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Directors General
  • Regional Director General, Ontario and Prairie
  • Regional Director General, Pacific
  • Regional Director General, Quebec

Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard

  • Deputy Commissioner, Operations
  • Deputy Commissioner, Shipbuilding and Materiel
  • Director General, Personnel
  • Assistant Commissioner, Arctic
  • Assistant Commissioner, Atlantic
  • Assistant Commissioner, Central
  • Assistant Commissioner, Western